WE 2 2025, grp 4
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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1740, and top seed was Sinan Akoral (🇸🇪 SWE, 1776).
Thomas Axelsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1760) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vijay Balaji (4.0) and Sinan Akoral (4.0). Axelsson shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇸🇪Uppsala, Sweden
Dates
04 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×11
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Axelsson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vijay Balaji beat Sinan Akoral (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Vijay Balaji 3 wins (R1–R3)Thomas Axelsson 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vijay Balaji | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Sinan Akoral | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Thomas Axelsson | 1 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Morgan Kao Klein | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axelsson, Thomas | 1760 | SWE | +4N | +6B | +9N | +2B | −3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1979 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Balaji, Vijay | 1775 | SWE | +10B | +8N | +3B | −1N | +4B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1976 | +24.6 |
| 3 | Akoral, Sinan | 1776 | SWE | +12N | +9B | −2N | +6B | +1B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1978 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Kao Klein, Morgan | 1714 | SWE | −1B | +5N | +7B | +8N | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1810 | +26.4 |
| 5 | Al-Sherufi, Haider | 1746 | SWE | −6N | −4B | +10N | +11B | +8N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1791 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Sandell, Viktor | 1704 | SWE | +5B | −1N | =11B | −3N | +10B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1750 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Ahlen, Thomas | 1695 | SWE | F | +12B | −4N | +9B | =11N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1823 | +13.8 |
| 8 | Hansson, Henrik | 1713 | SWE | +11N | −2B | +12N | −4B | −5B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1669 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Hallman, Sebastian | 1727 | SWE | F | −3N | −1B | −7N | +12B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1546 | -18.6 |
| 10 | Najm, Abdullah | 1718 | SWE | −2N | F | −5B | +12B | −6N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1544 | -35.6 |
| 11 | Lovstrom, Bjorn | 1749 | SWE | −8B | F | =6N | −5N | =7B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1521 | -23.8 |
| 12 | Hammarstrom, Orjan | 1723 | CAN | −3B | −7N | −8B | −10N | −9N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 926 | -49.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Axelsson, ThomasSWE+26.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Kao Klein, MorganSWE+26.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Akoral, SinanSWE+24.84.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Hammarstrom, OrjanCAN-49.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Najm, AbdullahSWE-35.61.0 pts · #9
- 3Lovstrom, BjornSWE-23.81.0 pts · #10